Whatever its faults, it would be going too far to call it a disaster, what with all of the progress, development, and advancement that has been achiev...
Etiquette isn't the be-all and end-all. The way I see it, if you have a better reason than etiquette to respond or to not respond, then etiquette goes...
I've just thought of a way to improve the site. What if all of the most active discussions appeared on the home page by default? Then it would be more...
No, let's stick to addressing your original point before moving on to a revision of it. Let's say that I have discovered a new species of bird. Would ...
Yes, but then the other options split the vote, making it more likely that the "categories" option would take the lead, which is a problem in my view,...
Really? You'd go back to that inferior quoting system and drafts that aren't saved automatically? Also, in hindsight, those internal comments and the ...
Indeed. He can't have his cake and eat it. He should choose between being a politician from the Conservative Party, with what that entails, or an unin...
Do you not think that it's a bit silly to judge the possibility of human causation on a timescale of the entire history of Earth? After all, our ances...
Everything other than the mind and that which is mental. The list would be vast and would consist of numerous objects such as tables, chairs, trees, r...
Whether or not it's your problem would depend on how you want your writing to be received. Yes, the block of text I referred to. Yes, that's right, I ...
I was quite shocked when I saw that reply. I don't think that I'd ever have to ask that question. I would never knowingly vote for a racist candidate....
But, as this conversation shows, and as the world around you shows, you're not alone, and I think you know that you're not alone, except perhaps in so...
Yes, massively, with Marx. But he famously wrote, "The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change...
Exactly! Someone else who understands his misunderstanding. Guiding people to action against nuclear weapons comes under politics and activism, and if...
If only people's voting better reflected that. In the last general election, around 800,000 more people here voted for the Tories than Labour, and the...
That's not what I asked. I asked how you can be satisfied with things as they are, which is one way of interpreting your remark that you're not sure w...
Maybe. But that seems too simplistic. You could write a book on this topic. To get people to enlarge their spheres of interest, you'd have to persuade...
There is. How can you be satisfied with things as they are? Is this your version of utopia? I hope not. But that's anecdotal evidence, so a relatively...
On an individual level? I'm not sure what you mean by that. Like gloaming said, we naturally have closer relationships with those whom we know best, i...
Reading about Egypt when Trump & Co pop up again. It's never anything reassuring with this lot. Egypt’s path from autocracy to revolution—and back aga...
I think you know why that is. It is because they matter more to us. And they matter more to us because we have a closer relationship with them. Yes, t...
No, you're mistaken. Your "key claim" contains evidence of your own misunderstanding. Neither philosophy nor reason can have "failed" to achieve what ...
Phew. It's alright now. The situation is back under control. I resisted and went shopping. Three out of four dinners I bought are pizza, but that's st...
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